Question

What is the exact difference between Ascorbic Acid and Citric Acid?​

Answer 1

In short:

Vitamin C is ascorbic acid. Citric acid is something else. Both Citric acid and ascorbic acid occur naturally in citrus fruits, leading to a confusion between the two. Citric acid is the "villain" behind the sour taste of lemons, and to a lesser extent, other citrus fruits.

Answer 2

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Both ascorbic and citric acids are present in sour substances eg: lemon

The fundamental difference between them is

ASCORBIC ACID: It has a chemical formula of C6H8O6

CITRIC ACID: It has a chemical formula of C6H8O7.

Thus, the differ due to the presence of an excess oxygen atom in citric acis